Click here for a primer on instruments used by the military:
http://www.history.org/history/fife&drum/instruments.cfm
and here:
Music Part 2

Listen to the famous Williamsburg Fife and Drum corps:
(ignore the little girl)



After reading and watching the above clips, please answer the following questions:
1. What 2 major purposes did instruments have during the Revolutionary period? What 2 instruments were mainly used by the military?
2. What were drums made from? What country is attributed with being the first to use the "base drum" in the military?